Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-29
NEWS AT THE CAPITAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO WEST yIRGINIANs
GATHERED AT WASHINTON.
A Tale That Mr.. Lucas Is Afsr the Scalp Of Mr.
George W. Sargsnt-A Mother Of Thiry-Thrse
Children, Sixteen Of Whom Served in The
Union Army-Gsneral News.
SPECIAL Tisgram to the Register.

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WAsHINGToN, d. c., June 25.-Peyton
Byrne, q member OF the Legislature from
Braxton county, West Virginia, is in the
city. He expects to get position in the
Government Printing office. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Faulkner's Is the influence
which viii secure it. Senator Faulkner i:
expected in the city tomorrow.
Mr.. Charles Despard, Of Parkersburg, is
among the arrivals to-day, and was among
the callers atthe Internal Revenue Bureau,
LUCAs AFTER sARsENT's SCALP.
There is q story in circulation here to tbt
effect that Mr.. Dan Lucas q few days age
called on the public printer and requestd
the removal of Mr.. George Sargent, of West
Virginia, who was recently appointed to s
position in that establishment through the
influence Of SenatOr-elect Faulkner anC
Ex-senator Camden. The alleged reasons
given by Mr.. Lucas for the bouncement o.
Sargent were that when the special elec
tion was held in Jefferson county to elect
a successor to Mr.. Lucas as a member o.
the legislature, Sargent went into tht
county and worked against the regular
Democratic nominee, and for the Republi'
can candidate. 1t is said that Lucas re
quested Congressman Wilson to join him il
his efforts TO get Sargent dismissed. But il
is not known whether Mr. Wilson took any
action in the case or not. He probably did
not or it is probable that Sargent's official
head would have been chopped off.
An order was issued by the War Depart
ment to-day awarding to General b. p.
Runkle Sl7.O 900 back pay IN accordance
with q recent decision of the Supreme
Court. Runkle was discharged from tht
army several years ago, and the court
decided the said discharge was illegal, anC
that he was entitled to the pay which h
has been deprived of in the meantime
General Runkle has numerous acquaint
ances in Wheeling, and Wheeling banker'
are interested to the tune of several thous
and dollars worth of pay accounts ad
vanced by them to General Raukle durinS
the prosecution of his suit.
AMONG THE PENSIONS
issued to-day were the following Wes
Virginia applicants: To Jane Allen, o
Pennington; Geo. H. Bissett, of LittletOn
Lafayette Arthur, of Henderson; james
X. Burge, of Adaline; Jasper n. Singer, o
Frozen Camp; James Mobley, of Lesage
James Shumate, Of Green Springs. In
creases have been allowed the following
named pensioners: Geo. K. McComas, o.
Desages; Daniel Ludwig, of Jackson C. H.
James Stephens, of Waverly, and Robert
Davis, of West Union.
A West Eirginian named Brown was at
the Pension Bureau yesterday to furnish
evidence in a claim pending before th'
office. 1t was learned upon inquiry tina
his mother had borne thirty-three childrer
in all. Twenty of this number were boys
sixteen OF whom had served ia the UniOT
army. Two were killed. The other four
teen survive. Each Of them draws pen
sion from the Government for disabilitie!
received while in the service. The deatl
of the two boys entities the mother to :
pension also. Gen. Black says the files o
the office fail to show another record
where the sixteen sons of one father anC
mother served as soldiers in the late war